Age distribution of the population in Nigeria 2024, by gender

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Aug 16, 2024

In Nigeria, people aged up to four years old made up the largest age group of inhabitants, where 8.1 percent are boys and 7.9 percent are girls. Similarly, children aged five to nine years held the second largest share in the population. Overall, the higher the age, the lower the share.

Age distribution of the population in Nigeria in 2024, by gender

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Nigeria

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2024

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